Content Specification - SS.4.6.b.1:
Students will examine the physical features of New York State and determine where it might be easiest to build a canal, and form a hypothesis about the best location. Students will compare their hypothesis with the actual location of the Erie Canal.

Content Specification - SS.4.6.b.2:
Students will examine how the development the canal affected the Haudenosaunee nations.

Content Specification - SS.4.6.b.3:
Students will locate and name at least five towns and four cities along the canal and identify major products shipped using the canal.